There was also no punishment for the big fish in a housing scam that she denounced in 2000. It’s not unusual in our country’s sad history that today’s accusers become tomorrow’s defendants in corruption scandals. Several of the other big fish linked to those scandals galore that I have mentioned have also passed away. Or (we can’t discount it, you nasty folks) maybe the big fish were truly innocent. The developments in recent weeks on the public works corruption scandal have not been encouraging.

Source: Philippine Star January 20, 2026 22:01 UTC